7 h. ago Before Maduro’s capture in Venezuela, US spoke with minister who is his loyal ally

Trump administration officials had been in discussions with Venezuela’s hardline Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello months before the US operation to seize the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, and have been in communication with him since then, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The officials warned Cabello, 62, against using the security services or militant ruling-party supporters overseen by him to target the country’s opposition, four sources said. That security...

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33 h. ago Video: Canada and China Will Lower Some Tariffs in ‘New Strategic Partnership’

Video: Canada and China Will Lower Some Tariffs in ‘New Strategic Partnership’  The New York Times

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37 h. ago Canada’s Carney hails ‘strategic partnership’ in talks with China’s Xi

Canada’s Carney hails ‘strategic partnership’ in talks with China’s Xi  Al Jazeera

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37 h. ago Prime Minister Carney forges new strategic partnership with the People’s Republic of China focused on energy, agri

Prime Minister Carney forges new strategic partnership with the People’s Republic of China focused on energy, agri-food, and trade  pm.gc.ca

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40 h. ago Canada's Carney hails new 'strategic partnership' with China

Canada's Carney hails new 'strategic partnership' with China  dw.com

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40 h. ago Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping

Canada PM Mark Carney hails strategic China partnership in Beijing meeting with Xi Jinping  Euronews.com

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41 h. ago ‘Shared interests’: Xi Jinping and Mark Carney embark on China

China and Canada should build a new strategic partnership based on mutual respect and shared interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday as both sides sought to turn the page on years of diplomatic friction. In talks with visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing, Xi called for deeper and broader economic cooperation. “China-Canada economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature, and both sides have gained from cooperation,” state news agency Xinhua quoted...

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47 h. ago China spies used Maduro capture as lure to phish US agencies

China spies used Maduro capture as lure to phish US agencies  theregister.com

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47 h. ago Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies

Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies  theregister.com

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57 h. ago China and Canada at ‘new starting point’ as Mark Carney breaks ice with state visit

China and Canada are at a “new starting point” and the two countries should deepen cooperation to protect multilateralism and free trade. That was the message Premier Li Qiang had for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Thursday, on the second day of a four-day state visit to China. “Standing at a new starting point, China is willing to work with Canada to uphold the strategic partnership, strengthen dialogue and communication, enhance political mutual trust, respect each other’s...

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3 d. ago Assessing China's Response to the U.S. Capture of Venezuela's Maduro

Assessing China's Response to the U.S. Capture of Venezuela's Maduro  Stratfor

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5 d. ago China seeks to 'deepen' strategic partnership with Sri Lanka

China seeks to 'deepen' strategic partnership with Sri Lanka  Anadolu Ajansı

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5 d. ago Cuba’s president denies being in talks with US after Trump threats

Cuba’s leader on Monday reacted defiantly to US President Donald Trump’s threats to “make a deal” or pay the price in the aftermath of key ally Nicolas Maduro’s ouster in a US military raid. Trump has been ramping up pressure on Cuba, one of the few Latin American countries still run by an authoritarian leftist administration after Venezuelan leader Maduro’s capture on January 3. “We’re talking with Cuba,” Trump said aboard Air Force One on Sunday, hours after urging Havana to do a deal to head...

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5 d. ago US action in Venezuela fuels Asia’s fears of collapsing rules

America’s capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro in a special operation sent shock waves across the world. With characteristically bombastic rhetoric, US President Donald Trump hailed Operation Absolute Resolve as “an assault like people have not seen since World War II” and “one of the most stunning, effective and powerful displays of American military might” in history. His deputies were quick to add that the operation also showed the long arm of the US justice system by accusing...

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5 d. ago How the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro Impacts China’s Engagement with Indonesia

How the US Capture of Nicolás Maduro Impacts China’s Engagement with Indonesia  Fair Observer

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6 d. ago Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time US nemesis. Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargoes have departed from Venezuelan ports to the Caribbean country since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in early January amid a strict US oil blockade on the Opec country, shipping data shows. “THERE...

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6 d. ago Cuba defiant after Trump threat to cut off ‘oil and money’ lifeline

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time US nemesis and provoking defiant words from the island’s leadership. Venezuela is Cuba’s biggest oil supplier, but no cargoes have departed from Venezuelan ports to the Caribbean country since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by US forces in early January amid a strict US oil...

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6 d. ago Maduro's capture was also a message to China as US moves to push Beijing out of the Americas

Maduro's capture was also a message to China as US moves to push Beijing out of the Americas  Telegraph India

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7 d. ago How China and Russia are using Maduro’s capture to sway U.S. discourse

How China and Russia are using Maduro’s capture to sway U.S. discourse  The Washington Post

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7 d. ago China's strategic partnership with Venezuela uncertain after U.S. operation to capture Maduro

China's strategic partnership with Venezuela uncertain after U.S. operation to capture Maduro  NBC News

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